H1N1 Influenza Virus-like Particles: Physical Degradation Pathways and Identification of Stabilizers
H1N1 Influenza Virus-like Particles: Physical Degradation Pathways and Identification of Stabilizers
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DOI:
10.1002/jps.22304
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发表时间:
2011-02-01
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Middaugh, C. Russell
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作者:
Kissmann, Julian;Joshi, Sangeeta B.;Middaugh, C. Russell
A simple and rapid approach to vaccine stabilization has been applied to a novel virus-like particle (VLP) that contains the primary influenza antigens (hemagglutinin and neuraminidase surface proteins). A complement of spectroscopic and light scattering techniques was used to characterize the physical stability of influenza VLPs as a function of temperature and pH, two pharmaceutically relevant stress factors. The resulting data set was mathematically converted into a three-color empirical phase diagram (EPD) that illustrates changes in physical state as a function of these stress factors. Conditions of temperature and pH corresponding to apparent phase boundaries in the EPD were then used to screen for inhibitors of VLP aggregation from a library of generally recognized as safe compounds. Several potent inhibitors of VLP aggregation were identified; of these, trehalose, sorbitol, and glycine were all found to exert significant stabilizing effects on viral protein tertiary structure and/or membrane integrity. (C) 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc. and the American Pharmacists Association J Pharm Sci 100:634-645, 2011